What do you think?
When it comes to weddings, they can vary dramatically. The themes, layout, type of music, ceremony and even the venues are all so different.
But there is one thing that they all have in common – people tend to drink a lot. Not everyone, but the majority will have a drink or two (or three) throughout the day.
This bride, however, wants to change that and wants to enforce a rule which will see none of the guests being allowed to drink on her special day. She is calling for a “dry wedding” and her reason for doing so is to save money and also because she doesn’t want her husband’s family to drink too much.
She sought advice on a wedding forum, Wedding Bee, where she said:
“So my fiance and I have been wedding planing like crazy and we are trying to decide if we really want alcohol at our wedding.
“The majority of his family can and will drink a TON, and things can esclate quickly. Meanwhile my family is fine without.
“What are your feelings on a dry wedding?
“We are aiming for a early afternoon wedding, small (50 people, mainly family).
Like I said, the driving for is that his side of the family cant always handle alcohol. Plus it can save money.”
While she did get some people who agreed with her, others have been heavily criticising her decision.
One person said, “If I knew ahead of time it [a wedding] was dry, I’d probably RSVP ‘No’,” while another added, “It’s kind of unfair that just because his side of the family can’t control themselves, it denies the other guests from relaxing with a drink.”
Another person shared their experience, “I attended my first dry wedding a few weeks ago. Not a fan.”
What do you think? Would it really impact the day?
